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Sevatec has won a contract of an undisclosed value to help two National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration organizations to continuously monitor NOAA’s information technology systems. The company said Tuesday it will support the operations of the agency’s Cyber Security Center and Enterprise Security Oversight Center. “As global climate change and the threat of natural disasters […] More
Iridium Communications has completed a series qualification tests on a new design Spectrolab and Mitsubishi Electric developed for the solar panel arrays that will be fitted to the Iridium NEXT satellites. Iridium said Tuesday the design consists of four panels that span approximately 30 feet and generate at least 2 kilowatts of power via triple-junction solar cells. Scott Smith, Iridium chief operating […] More
Frost & Sullivan forecasts that biometrics would be a mature technology by 2019 and be considered an alternative to existing authentication tools for mobile devices. Worlwide revenues of biometric technology embedded in smartphones are projected to grow from $53.6 million in 2013 to $396.2 million by 2019, representing a 39.6 percent compound annual growth rate, […] More
Boeing and Liquid Robotics have teamed up to build maritime defense applications and services. The companies will jointly develop tools for anti-submarine warfare and maritime domain awareness applications, Boeing said Tuesday. “This relationship allows the Boeing-Liquid Robotics team to solve maritime security and surveillance challenges in entirely new and highly effective ways and provides unprecedented capability and […] More
International Data Corp. projects a 26.4 percent compound annual growth rate for the big data technology and services market to $41.5 billion in value by 2018 and sees a slower pace of growth for certain individual segments. The company said Sept. 15 that its “Worldwide Big Data Technology and Services 2014-2018 Forecast” report forecasts big data to continue to lead growth in the […] More
Woolpert has won a potential 10-year contract to provide geospatial surveying and three-dimensional modeling services to the Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Atlanta’s public transit agency wants the company to produce 3D models of the agency’s existing facilities, topography, utilities and 48-mile rail line, Woolpert said Sept. 15. The company says it will leverage a […] More
Lockheed Martin will implement a route analysis tool at Orlando International Airport in order to help the airport analyze route scenarios. The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority will use the BEONTRA-built B Route Development technology to examine route schemes and send the data to airlines via mobile applications, Lockheed said Monday. Lockheed acquired BEONTRA in early 2014 and GOAA is the first […] More
Startup incubator 1776 has partnered with Georgetown University to provide the university’s students access to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Washington, D.C. Georgetown students, faculty and staff will have access to mentorship, corporate connections, media attention and educational events at the 1776 campus, Georgetown University said Friday. “Georgetown is an incredible university, and we’re thrilled to support their initiatives to foster student entrepreneurship across the entire […] More
Raytheon has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of German firm Jenoptik Group for cooperation in air defense and associated exporting business opportunities in Germany and around the world. Raytheon said Monday it will work with Jenoptik’s Lechmotoren, a defense and civil systems company, to explore domestic and international opportunities that leverage technology such as the Jenoptik Patriot Hybrid Power Supply. […] More
A new Research and Markets report forecasts that the value of the electro-optical market will grow from $11.76 billion in 2014 to $14.03 billion in 2020 at a compound annual growth rate of 2.98 percent. The market research firm said Monday that growth is attributed to ongoing upgrade and replacement projects in the defense, homeland security and aerospace […] More
IBM has opened a new cloud resiliency center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina in a move to help businesses protect their assets from disruptions. The company combined cloud and traditional disaster recovery systems with new physical security features into the new facility, IBM said Monday. Monitise has partnered with IBM to grow mobile banking, payments and commerce ecosystems at cloud […] More
Carpathia will launch the Early Access Program for its VMware vCloud Government Service based on feedback from the invited participants to its earlier beta-testing program on the enterprise-class hybrid cloud service. Peter Weber, Carpathia CEO, wrote Friday on the company blog that the new program is open to federal CIOs and IT organizations that plan to develop and test cloud applications on […] More
